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SPORTS | First conference win
STUDENT LIFE | Guitar Major
Utah State men’s basketball soars past Air Force for dominant 79-62 victory.
Grayson Boatwright shares the struggles of being a guitar performance major.
After four decades in the Senate, Orrin Hatch retires as the longest-serving republican senator.
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Utah State Basketball Sophomore Guard John Knight III set to transfer
NEWS | Orrin Hatch
see PAGE 2
‘Wolf in sheep’s clothing’ Former USU football star Torrey Green trial begins
PHOTO BY Eli Lucero/Herald Journal via AP Defense attorney Skye Lazaro, left, and Torrey Green listen to opening arguments during Green’s rape trial, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019 in Brigham City, Utah. Green is accused of raping multiple women while he was a football player at Utah State University. By Spencer Burt NEWS STAFF WRITER
PHOTO BY Tim Carpenter Sophomore guard John Knight III attempts a 3-point shot in play against the Utah Valley Wolverines in the Dee Glen Spectrum on Nov. 16, 2018. The Aggies defeated the Wolverines, 73-45. By Dalton Renshaw SPORTS STAFF WRITER
Utah State sophomore guard John Knight III will be
transferring from the men’s basketball program, the Utah Statesman confirmed Monday morning.
News of the transfer was first reported by Stadium
Network’s Jeff Goodman, then subsequently confirmed
through sources by the Utah Statesman. Knight III came to Utah State prior to this season, transferring from
Southwest Mississippi Community College where he played the 2017-18 season.
This season at Utah State, he played ten games for the
Aggies while averaging 17.7 minutes per game.
Knight III never started a game for USU, but was a key
contributor coming off of the bench, averaging 7.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game. While he was
a player the coaches often used to bring off the bench
and bring a spark to the team, Knight III didn’t make an
appearance in any of the past three games for the Aggies. When asked about Knight’s availability during that
stretch, USU head coach Craig Smith said it was due to a “coaches’ decision.”
In one year at SMCC, Knight finished third on the team
in scoring with 14.3 points per game and led the team in blocks and blocks per game. With Utah State split-
ting minutes between multiple point guards this season, Knight III looked poised to make an impact in the role.
Out of three point guards to play nine minutes or more per game this season, Knight was leading the team
in nearly every statistical category including scoring, rebounding, steals, and assists.
It is still unconfirmed which school Knight III will trans-
fer to, but according to NCAA rules if he were to go to
another Division I program he would not be eligible to play for a full year.
According to the NCAA’s transfer guidelines, “under
the basic transfer regulations, you must spend an aca-
demic year in residence at the school to which you are
transferring. If you transfer from a four-year college to
an NCAA school, you must complete one academic year
in residence at the new school before you can play for or receive travel expenses from the new school, unless you qualify for a transfer exception or waiver.”
Utah State has gone 4-1 in games played without Knight
III this season and 7-3 with him on the court, with losses coming to Arizona State, BYU, and Houston. Knight III is not required to stay at the university for the rest of
the season, but is still unclear what his plans are for the immediate future.
@dren_sports
Prosecutors say Torrey Green is a “wolf
in sheep’s clothing” who used his charm and good looks to put women at ease before sexually assaulting them.
His defense attorney, however, insists
that every alleged victim gave consent
but were angry afterward that they
The first of 15 days scheduled for the
didn’t get another date with the former
trial included opening statements from
More than two years after his arrest
monies from two of the six “complain-
Utah State University linebacker.
and five years after the first alleged
rapes occurred, Green stood trial on
Monday in Brigham City for sex crimes
he is accused of committing against six women during his time at USU.
both the prosecution and defense, testiing witnesses” and others called to the
stand by Cache County Criminal Deputy
Attorneys Barbara Lachmar and Spencer Walsh.
see “Trial” PAGE 2
Annual Golden Globe Awards lean heavily toward fan favorites By Erick Graham Wood STUDENT LIFE STAFF WRITER
The 76th annual Golden Globe Awards
aired on Sunday with the lowest viewership in three years, a total of 18.6 million viewers.
According to NBC, which aired the
awards show, the largest number of
viewers fell into the 18–49 age group.
This means that though viewership numbers may be down, the show was still one of the highest trending topics on
social media during its three-hour time slot.
Many of the conversation-starters on
social media included Jamie Lee Curtis’ ice-white hair, a pretend marriage proposal from comedian Maya Rudolph to
Amy Poehler, and surprise (fake) vaccinations for all the audience members.
The show was hosted by actors Andy
PHOTO BY Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Brian May, left, and Roger Taylor, right, of Queen, and Rami Malek pose in the press room with the award for best motion picture, drama for “Bohemian Rhapsody” at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
While the Golden Globes is considered
a serious awards show, the Hollywood
Sandberg and Sandra Oh, and awards
Foreign Press Association, which is in
the biggest awards of the night, Best
popular films over more artistic films
heavily favored popular films. Two of
charge of the voting, typically favors
Drama Motion Picture and Best Actor
that draw in Academy voters.
“Bohemian Rhapsody” and its star, Rami
November studio blockbusters and had a
in a Drama Motion Picture, went to
Both of these films were considered
Versace” took home two awards, and
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” won Best Animated Feature, the first award of the night.
Carol Burnett won the first ever Carol
Burnett Award and Jeff Bridges won the Cecil B. DeMile Award.
The Golden Globes typically kick off
Malek.
much wider release than the other films
awards season, and many other notable
Globes and other awards shows is that
Could Talk” and “The Favourite,” which
ing months, including the Critics’ Choice
sections: Best Drama and Best Comedy
strange distribution of awards.
“Bohemian Rhapsody,” a predominate-
cast was met with shock when neither
“A Star Is Born” both competed in the
received any awards. (The latter actually
that the serious segregation film “Green
no surprise to anyone and was the the
its lead actor, Mahershala Ali, won Best
nations.)
One difference between the Golden
the Best Picture category is split into two or Musical. It might seem weird that
in the categories such as “If Beale Street perhaps accounts for this seemingly
It is for this same reason that the tele-
ly music-driven film, and Lady Gaga’s
“Black Panther” nor “A Star Is Born”
drama category. It might also seem odd
won Best Original Song, though that was
Book” won Best Comedy or Musical and
film’s only award despite its four nomi-
Actor in a Comedy or Musical.
The FX limited series “American Crime
Story: The Assassination of Gianni
awards shows will take place in the comAwards, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the Oscars. The Golden Globes cer-
emony has always been a night of celebrities getting drunk, political speeches and a “who-cares” attitude amongst presenters.
This year was no different. —erickwood97@gmail.com
@GrahamWoodMedia
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WEEK OF JANUARY 8, 2018
NEWS
Orrin Hatch ends 4-decade Senate run as unique GOP voice By Lindsay Whitehurst ASSOCIATED PRESS
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Orrin Hatch ended
his tenure Thursday as the longest-serving Republican senator in history, capping a
unique career that positioned him as one
of the most prominent conservatives in the United States.
The departure of the vocal supporter of
President Donald Trump ushers in another outsized Utah voice with a very different
take on the president: Mitt Romney, whose
renewed criticism of Trump is already mak-
ing waves. Romney was sworn in to the U.S.
Senate seat from which Hatch is retiring after four decades and at the height of his power.
A staunch conservative who wasn’t afraid to
cross the aisle, Hatch teamed with Democrats to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act
and the Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income kids. He also championed
GOP issues like abortion limits and played a
major role in shaping the U.S. Supreme Court, including defending Clarence Thomas against sexual harassment allegations during confirmation hearings.
In recent years, the 84-year-old helped pass
a federal tax overhaul, pushed for Trump’s divisive decision to downsize two national
monuments in Utah and called for a return to an era of political civility.
Hatch, who did not agree to an interview
with The Associated Press after several
requests over the last month, was a fresh-faced trial lawyer from Pittsburgh when he narrowly upset Democratic Sen. Frank Moss in 1976. He was a newcomer who appealed to the
right wing of the Republican Party, University of Utah political science professor Tim
Chambless said. His candidacy got a boost
from an endorsement by another conservative rising star, Ronald Reagan.
After Hatch took office, he quickly secured
a place on the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he would serve for decades. He has
participated in the confirmation hearings of
every current Supreme Court justice, includ-
ing the contentious ones of Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh.
The senator famously defended Thomas
during confirmation hearings by reading aloud from “The Exorcist” to suggest Anita Hill lift-
ed details of her sexual harassment allegations from the horror book.
But Hatch also recommended President Bill
Clinton name Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a liberal, to the court.
PHOTO BY Rick Bowmer/AP Photo FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2018, file photo, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, waves after addresses the Utah Senate while Senate President Wayne Niederhauser, R-Sandy, looks on at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City. Hatch is ending his tenure as the longest-serving Republican senator in history, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, capping a unique career that positioned him as one of the most prominent conservative voices in the United States.
“Few senators can claim a fraction of the
influence of Orrin Hatch on the direction and
law, helping make it a crime to illegally down-
George Washington University law professor
serious threat to the music industry. Hatch is a
makeup of the United States Supreme Court,” Jonathan Turley said in an email.
Hatch, who learned to box as a child and
later made friends with Muhammad Ali,
didn’t back down from rhetorical battles but
platinum after appearing on a compilation of Christian pop music.
A member of the Mormon church, Hatch has
“It’s not so much a story of Hatch moderating
over time as it is the Republican Party becom-
his successor. After winning in a landslide
president in 2000.
He joined with Kennedy on the Americans
is his greatest accomplishment. He has called
practice their faith while shielding the LGBTQ In his farewell speech last month, Hatch
with Disabilities Act as well as the $24 billion
bemoaned the disappearance of political civil-
eral icon died in 2009, Hatch said they “were
structively for the good of the country.
children’s insurance program. When the liblike fighting brothers.”
But Hatch strongly opposed President Barack
Obama’s signature health care law and more
actively courted the conservative wing of his party after his colleague, Sen. Bob Bennett, was ousted in a tea party wave in 2012.
Hatch would later use his clout to help Trump
push a major GOP tax overhaul and cheer the president’s decision to downsize the Bears
ity and challenged his colleagues to work con“Things weren’t always as they are now. I
was here when this body was at its best,” he
Hatch announced his retirement last January
plant in a state dominated by the faith, to be in November, Romney wrote in a scathing
Washington Post opinion column this week that Trump’s character falls short and “the
president has not risen to the mantle of the office.”
Hatch is now expected to take a seat at the
new Hatch Center library and think tank,
apologized for using expletives to describe his
in Salt Lake City.
In his final years in office, however, he’s
political foes and backtracked after saying he
wasn’t concerned that prosecutors have implicated Trump in a crime.
Even so, Hatch is part of a rare breed that’s
still able work with the opposing party, Utah
him of rape — “repairing relationships,” a boy-
a later date went to his apartment to have din-
in a win for state Republicans.
ing more conservative.”
said.
Ears and Grand Staircase national monuments
cases against Green until after they received
which supporters have raised millions to build “As long as he is able, he’s going to have
motivation to try to be a player and be in the process,” said Chambless, the University of Utah professor.
State University political science professor
ner and watch a movie, prosecutors said.
M.H. said she couldn’t remember if they were
just done everything I could to not let that happen,” she said.
She told Andrew Wood, who she had been
watching a movie or just listening to music,
dating but was on a break at the time, what
massage on his bed. She agreed, with the con-
day, she recalled.
but recalled that Green offered her a back dition that her clothes stay on.
Green began the massage, but soon began
happened either later that night or the next He was furious and punched a hole in the
wall of his bedroom after she told him, he tes-
media attention as well.
reaching under her shirt and trying to take
tors brought in Dr. Kyle Hancock of Mt. Logan
him that she did not want her clothes off and
to the stand to tell the jury about a day in
ultimately lost the struggle as he got more
cussing the recently publicized accusations
Before presenting their first case, prosecu-
Clinic. He explained to the jury how trauma can often cause memory loss of the event —
possibly to preemptively counter Lazaro’s later attempts to discredit the witnesses.
In both cases on Monday, Lazaro brought up
inconsistencies in witnesses’ accounts they told or wrote to police and friends.
Hancock talked about other ways that trau-
ma can affect one’s body and mind — the
each of the six cases against Green, focusing
brain’s instinct to either “fight, flee or freeze”
seemed similar in each accusation.
flashbacks and other effects on physical and
when one feels powerlessness, depression, mental health both short and long-term.
The first woman to testify Monday, identified
watching a movie with Green, consenting to
by initials M.H., said Green raped her in his
Green attempted to remove clothing, physical
earliest alleged rape, but she did not report
pain, crying, and post-traumatic symptoms.
accusers in 2016.
women had various reasons to falsely accuse
met in public at the library on campus, then at
it off, M.H. said. She resisted — reminding
physically pulling her shirt back down — but aggressive, she said.
She continued to resist even as he raped her,
she said, both physically and verbally, but eventually gave up and just hoped it would end.
Attorneys also brought two of M.H.’s friends
2016 when a group of their friends was disagainst Green.
During the discussion, M.H. told her friends,
that “he raped me too.”
Her friends encouraged her to report it to the
police, which she did a few weeks later.
She said “yes,” hoping it would stop him, but
tinues through this week, and the defense will
”He seemed to like that,” she said.
said.
said, Green asked M.H. if she was scared. she said it had the opposite effect.
After Green stopped, he was watching a
YouTube video as she put her clothes back on and gathered her things, M.H. said.
He then made a disturbing comment related
apartment in November 2013. Hers was the
to the video he was watching, she said — he
struggling, “fight, flight or freeze” responses,
to police until she learned of multiple other
“if you try to have sex with them, you can’t
Green and M.H. matched on Tinder, texted,
tified on Monday.
While he was forcibly penetrating her, she
some light physical contact, saying “no” when
Skye Lazaro, Green’s attorney, said the six
Republican Party in the Senate,” Cann said.
community from discrimination.
with Democrats in a short-lived campaign for
ney’s office chose to not pursue any of the
themes among the women’s accounts include
is among the more moderate members of the
party, but by the time he retires in 2018, he
and convinced Romney, also a Mormon trans-
Lazaro also pointed out that the county attor-
According to the prosecution, common
songwriter himself, and one of his tunes went
for lawmakers to find ways to allow people to
saw other accusations in 2016 news stories.
especially on parts of Green’s behavior that
among the most conservative members of his
Kennedy. He highlighted his ability to work
nents, particularly the late Sen. Edward M.
tunity years later to come forward after they
In her opening statement, Lachmar laid out
“When Hatch was elected in the 1976, he was
load music at a time when it was considered a
said legislation protecting religious freedom
getting a second date — then using the oppor-
“Trial” FROM PAGE 1
Damon Cann said.
also formed friendships with political oppo-
friend finding out, feeling rejected after not
PHOTO BY Eli Lucero/Herald Journal via AP Torrey Green listens to testimony during his rape trial, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019 in Brigham City, Utah.
The senator also made waves in copyright
told her that he likes sassy black girls because make them if they don’t want to,” and that he respected that.
The comment angered M.H., “because I had
The prosecution portion of Green’s trial con-
probably make their case next week, Walsh
Green faces a total of 11 charges in this trial:
five counts of rape, three counts of forcible
sexual abuse, two counts of object rape and one count of aggravated kidnapping.
He faces another rape charge that will be
tried separately. A pretrial conference is scheduled Jan. 29.
—spencerburt@aggiemail.usu.edu
@SpencerABurt
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WEEK OF JANUARY 8, 2018
STUDENT LIFE
USU Octaves look forward to new year By Erick Graham Wood STUDENT LIFE STAFF WRITER
cert in December.
always been there for me and it is a part of who I am.”
this year’s team spent most of fall semester preparing to perform,
man studying vocal performance. Johnson has only been singing
After holding auditions in late August to fill some empty slots,
Utah State’s eight-man a cappella group, the USU Octaves, has
had an eventful year that culminated in their annual holiday con-
making music videos, and singing to themselves between classes.
The Octaves’ holiday concert was a great end to a great semester, and it also provided a chance to collect donations for the Cache County Food Bank.
Brandon Shaffer, a junior at
USU, has been singing since he
said. “I don’t know why anyone would sing aside from those
reasons, because it’s definitely
not for the money. Singing has
Finding his rhythm a guitar performance major. Boatwright picked up his
“I came out here and had
Christiansen. He is just
such an amazing person,”
Boatwright said. “I’ve loved
USU ever since then. Now that I’ve ended up here, I know I am in the right spot.”
While many students go to
university to pursue degrees in science or English, Boatwright
is taking a different path: he is
After their annual holiday concert, the group is preparing for
their spring semester and their end-of-year recital.
To get involved with the Octaves, keep an eye out for their
upcoming events and summer auditions. —erickwood97@gmail.com
@GrahamWoodMedia
Netflix dominates social media conversation
“I started playing guitar
Squire guitar and I wanted
a lesson with Professor
about 80 percent of the songs that we sing, and it’s a really great
has been hooked.
North Carolina. He visited
in love with it.
“I don’t get a lot of chances to focus on music with what I’m
years old. Ever since then, he
because of Richie Sambora
ing his college options and fell
studying statistics and says he loves music.
first guitar when he was eight
lesson at a time.
school when he began explor-
The Octaves have been around for three years, and Todd
creative outlet.”
and makes me happy,” Shaffer
Utah State University in high
Johnson added that he enjoys the relaxation of the holidays and
together and allowed for a
because it’s very expressive
Boatwright is from Charlotte,
his master’s before ultimately focusing on a performing career.
studying, but this group allows me to,” Partridge said. “I write
“I’ve always loved singing
his dreams a reality one guitar
goals are to graduate with a bachelor’s degree and go on to get
that the holiday concert was
time of reflection.
performance major, is making
dream career of mine,” Johnson said. He went on to add that his
Partridge has been in the group since the beginning. Partridge is
fun because it brought people
Grayson Boatwright, guitar
“I really enjoy making music. Singing is very fulfilling and it’s a
but he loves to sing on the side. with the Octaves, and he said
By Shelby Black STUDENT LIFE SENIOR WRITER
career.
being with family before starting a new year.
This was his first semester
PHOTO BY Iain Laurence
for a few years but says that he wants to focus on singing as a
was little. Shaffer is a bass and is majoring in creative writing,
The Octaves is an a capella group of USU students.
Another new member of the Octaves is Noah Johnson, a fresh-
in Bon Jovi. I had a cheap
to play like Richie Sambora,” Boatwright said. “As early as I can remember I was fascinated with music. It is like
PHOTO BY Savy Knapp Grayson Boatwright, a guitar performance major, has been playing guitar for upwards of nine years.
something you can touch or
other musical influences.
can feel. It gives me an image
mother, saw her son dedicate
a mistake because it is not
taste, but it is something you
Rose Boatwright, Grayson’s
really tackled it and threw his whole self into it.”
Grayson Boatwright’s musical
in my head. For different
himself to his art.
style is heavily influenced by
my mind.”
was what he wanted to do,
jazz orchestra at Utah State.
helped Boatwright decide to
Boatwright said. “His level
He had help along the way
tion was something that was
styles I see different things in This curiosity about music
“Once he decided that
his focus changed,” Rose
keep pursuing guitar further.
of commitment and dedica-
from his family, friends and
innate within him. He just
By Erick Graham Wood STUDENT LIFE STAFF WRITER
If the words “Bird Box” and “Bandersnatch” don’t immediately
light up images in an individual’s mind, that person likely had
better things to do than fill up on the most popular movies on
jazz. Boatwright plays in the
Netflix over the holidays.
In Charlotte, he played many
the Sandra Bullock sci-fi drama “Bird Box” and the newest “Black
him it has become a lifestyle.
tively close to one another, Netflix made a rare move and released
jazz gigs as well. He said for “What inspires me about
jazz is what it symbolizes,”
Social media users and news outlets were buzzing after binging
Mirror” movie, “Bandersnatch.” With these two hits coming relaviewership numbers.
Netflix announced on its Twitter account that “Bird Box” had
Boatwright said. “It is black
over 45 million viewers in its first seven days. This fairly unprece-
Orleans and founded off of
a record number of viewers watched at least 75 percent of the
amount of struggle that jazz
most households across the world.
symbolizes their struggle.
tuned into social media and saw their news feeds flooded with
have a voice, they spoke with
were mostly generated as part of Netflix’s marketing strategy for
So I try to stay informed and
more expensive). This advertising might make the number of peo-
and what it stands for.”
folded from an alien invasion a little uncertain, but the result for
American music, born in New
dented (and unverified) report from the Netflix team implies that
African roots in music. The
film, an impressive release for a movie that is readily available in
artists went through—jazz
These numbers are completely believable to those who were
When they weren’t able to
memes and updates about the film. The problem? These memes
their instruments and music.
the movie (which they prefer because real advertising is much
learn a lot about the music
ple who made the conscious choice to watch Bullock run blindtotal number of viewers is the same: a lot.
Netflix continued their reign over the 2018 holiday season with
the release of “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch” just three days after
Christmas. Set in the 80s, “Bandersnatch” is an interactive movie in which a videogame creator goes off of his medication while —shelby.black@aggiemail.
creating a choose-your-own-adventure game. He begins to have
ing that someone else has been controlling him all along (which
usu.edu
@shelbsterblack
hallucinations and trouble controlling himself, eventually realizis extremely meta considering that the movie’s real audience is sitting at home making choices for him). The film has five different
endings depending on what the viewer chooses as they watch the story unfold.
This is an experimental storytelling format and technology for
Netflix. Once again, their marketing team remained non-existent until the day before the film’s release. Shortly after the premiere
on Netflix, social media exploded with memes and content relat-
ed to the film, assuring that many would actually watch the new movie just so that they could understand the memes.
With the apparent success of this new marketing strategy, the
question remains whether the viewer is choosing their Netflix content or if Netflix is choosing it for them. —erickwood97@gmail.com
@GrahamWoodMedia
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WEEK OF JANUARY 8, 2018
SPORTS
USU’s Dufficy named Player of the Week By Jaden Johnson SPORTS CONTENT WRITER
Utah State junior guard/forward Shannon
Dufficy was named the Mountain West Confer-
ence women’s basketball player of the week, the league office announced Monday morning.
Dufficy led the Aggies to a 2-0 record last week
to begin conference play, including a 79-76 2OT
win over Nevada and a 48-44 road victory at Air Force. In USU’s conference opener against Nevada,
the Preston, Australia native went for 20 points, 13 rebounds and a career-high six blocks,
leading the Aggies in each respective category.
She also hit a clutch three-pointer at the end of
the OT period, while playing 46 of a possible 50 minutes in the game.
Versus Air Force, Dufficy scored a career-high
24 points, accounting for half of the team’s
total 48 points. She also logged a team-high 13 rebounds, three steals and three blocks.
On the season, Dufficy is averaging a confer-
ence-best 9.5 rebounds per game, along with
15.4 points per game, the fourth-highest mark of any player in the MWC. She also ranks 22nd in the nation in double-doubles with seven.
This marks the second time this season that
a USU women’s basketball player has earned PHOTO BY Matt Halton Utah State sophomore guard Abel Porter drives past Air Force defenders in Saturday night’s 79-62 victory over the Falcons. The Aggies shot 55.8 percent in the game, while holding Air Force to 39.3 percent.
Aggies earn first conference victory Hot shooting and dominant defense leads Utah State to a 79-62 win over Air Force in MWC home opener By Dalton Renshaw SPORTS STAFF WRITER
What started as a slow approach from the
Aggies ended up being a dominant performance, as the Utah State men’s basketball
team topped Air Force on Saturday night 79-62. Seven minutes into the game, Air Force
was holding their own and were within four points of Utah State. A 14-10 scoreline was
the result of neither team being able to find a rhythm and at that point, a defensive show-
d down seemed inevitable.
However, good shooting from the Aggies
started to take over and they quickly found themselves in a rhythm. Utah State closed
out the half by shooting 56 percent from the
field and going 7-15 from deep. A couple key threes from freshman guard Brock Miller,
senior forward Dwayne Brown Jr. and junior
guard Sam Merrill sparked the scoring run as
USU stretched their lead to 16 to end the half up 44-28.
A dominating 23-6 rebounding margin was
the most notable factor that propelled Utah
State to their halftime lead, dominating the Falcons on the glass.
USU head coach Craig Smith said this was
one area which was highly emphasized coming into the contest.
“We felt like this was a game where we
should be able to make our presence felt on
gies to go along with a team-high 18 points.
we were 14-25 from the field in the first half
but made his presence felt becoming a floor
the boards for sure,” Smith said. “I believe and we had seven offensive rebounds. So
you miss 11 shots and you add seven offen-
sive rebounds into that, that’s a pretty good
Merrill only shot nine times in the game,
general late in the first half that really set the tone for how Utah State’s offensive attack. “Yeah I mean I had zero assists against
equation.”
Nevada, so I had to make up for that.” Merrill
half, as Air Force’s first 24 points of the half
day. “Assists mean that guys are making shots
The hot shooting continued in the second
all came from behind the three point line,
cutting the Aggies’ lead down to nine. Utah State also was feeling it from deep, getting
said of his performance the previous Wednes-
points on a perfect 5-5 from the field. Senior
keep them out of the paint and force them to make threes.” Merrill said, “That was crazy,
season’s win total.
Utah State will next face Fresno State (9-4, 2-0)
in Fresno, Calif. on Wednesday night. The game can be heard streaming on aggieradio.com. @jadenjohnson00
The next challenge for the Aggies comes
off at 7 p.m.
had a career-high 12 assists to lead the Ag-
record the Aggies have already matched last
win of conference play.
threes and went 42.3 percent from deep
Another career night came for Merrill, who
With the week’s two wins, Utah State has now
won five of their past six games, and with a 7-6
they couldn’t close the gap and Utah State
on Wednesday night at the Spectrum as they
the field overall.
This was her third time earning the honor this season.
Air Force was determined to keep the game
they missed their last eight or nine.”
while limiting Air Force to 39.3 percent from
to honor the topv performances by USU athletes.
figures on the night.
pulled out with a 79-62 win to earn their first
In total, the Aggies shot a season high 26
an award which is voted on by the local media
was one of four Aggies to score in double
we just had to stick with our game plan, we and just stick with what we did and I think
Credit Union USU Student Athlete of the Week,
forward Quinn Taylor added 16 points and
close through the second half, but eventually
had to push up into guys a little bit more,
Dufficy was also named the America First
rebounds on the night to go along with 13
I’ve never seen anything like that the way the shot the ball to start the half. But we knew
the week of Nov. 12.
Freshman center Neemias Queta pulled
attempts in the game, making 5 of them.
field goals so obviously our game plan was to
player of the week following her performance
made a lot of shots tonight, and that’s how it goes.” down a team-high 10 of Utah State’s 39
“They only averaged six made three point
forward Hailey Bassett-Meacham was named
and Brock made a lot of shots tonight, Quinn
off 11 three-point attempts, led by Brock
Miller who had a career high 12 three point
player of the week honors this season. Junior
take on 11-3 Fresno State. The game will tip-
@dren_sports PHOTO BY Tim Carpenter
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OPINION
COLUMN: Diet culture needs to die By Lauren Lomeli SPORTS STAFF WRITER
Editor’s Note: To submit a response to this col-
umn, or submit a letter to the editor on a new
topic, email your submission to opinion@usustatesman.com.
It’s resolution time (new year new us, right?)
which means we’re all trying to procrastinate less, sleep more and finally show up to our
morning classes on time. It’s also likely that
many of us are trying to get around to exercising more and starting a new diet. While being healthier is always wonderful goal to have,
dieting with the mindset to lose weight can
lead to negative impacts on both our mental and physical health.
For someone wanting to improve their overall
well-being, establishing a reasonable exercise
routine and developing more health-conscious eating habits is a great place to
start. But focusing on the new fad diet leaves us susceptible to fall-
ing into the trap of “diet culture.” Essentially, diet culture is when
we place more value on our bod-
ies being a certain size, weight or
shape, rather than emphasizing the overall health of our bodies.
body isn’t good enough. Each diet comes with special restrictions and a set of rules that go
along the line of, “Don’t eat this! Don’t eat that! Only eat what is on this list!”
What happens if you do eat something that
is not on the list of your approved diet foods? Diet culture has a way of teaching us to feel
guilty for going off of the diet for a bit to enjoy food that is deemed as “bad.” When feeling
guilty for eating a forbidden treat or snack, the chance of binge eating that food and abandoning the diet altogether go up. Isn’t it crazy that
we allow ourselves to give food power to make us feel guilty for literally eating?
Healthy bodies come in all shapes and sizes,
though. Regular exercise and relatively nutri-
tional eating habits are important to maintain-
ing a healthy body, and completely abandoning them is too much of an overcorrection. But you don’t have to look like the people in magazines
PHOTO BY Chantelle McCall
amazing. Especially if you exercise and eat
moderately healthy, you’re going to be just fine
Diet culture has a way of teaching us to feel guilty.
Put simply, a diet culture mindset
Yes, there are medical situations where peo-
ple do need to go on a specific diet in order to
improve their health, but for the sake of clarity
we are going to relate diet culture to the health kick that seems to sweep the nation whenever the New Year comes around. Exercise and
dieting go hand in hand with weight loss, but
that focus opens up a trap door to fall into diet culture and get stuck there.
With diet culture’s obsession with being thin,
it is so easy to jump from one popular diet to
another, constantly trying to achieve “the per-
fect body” while believing the lie that your own
if it was on the “good” list of food or the “bad” list? We as humans were not born to diet and die.
If you want to eat carrots, go for it. If
you want to eat a cookie, savor it and move on with your day. Diet culture is exhausting to keep up with, with
crash diets and new detox teas to try
every day. You don’t need to feel guilty for eating some pizza when out with
friends, or eating that pint of ice cream
is when we think being thin equals being healthy.
isfied with what you ate, why should it matter
after a bad day. It is okay to indulge
and on social media to be healthy.
eating the dang fries.
every once in a while. Find balance and what
conditioned to feel bad after eating something
health this year, the key to achieving that is to
tackle whatever other goals you have set with
you ever heard someone say, “I’m going to be
your everyday meals, and exercise a few times
you hear someone utter a phrase about them
will become habits that will help you reach
If you made the resolution to improve your
Within diet culture, people have become
that is not seen as 100% totally healthy. Have
get plenty of sleep, add nutritional foods into
bad and get the french fries today.” Next time
a week. Continue doing those steps and they
being a rebel and ordering something “bad” off
your health-centered goals.
because we cannot have a mad man loose in
by labeling them as “good” and “bad.” Food is
of the menu, please call the local authorities
Do not give food and diets a moral price tag
our streets!
food.
you automatically gain 10 pounds. Fries are
others, but at the end of the day if you are sat-
Yes, some foods contain more nutrients than
Ordering a side of fries is not going to make
works best for you and your body, and go on to the New Year.
Lauren Lomeli is a sophomore pursuing a degree
in communication studies. She loves learn-
ing about exercise and nutrition, but is most
intrigued by nutrition because of the contradicting information between what a diet program
says a person needs versus what is really needed.
A proposal for Logan City parking was assured these dates and times are pure-
made available on-campus and in apartment
semesters and class times. The park is
students are going to have even more money
ly coincidental and have no correlation to in such demand and so overcrowded something had to be done.
certainly use some more, I have
will monitor parking lots and catch these
Logan is known regionally for
the massive amounts of free
parking. In fact, you can park
anywhere on the east-side of Main
Street during a time called Residential
Editor’s Note: To submit a response to this
column, or submit a letter to the editor on a
new topic, email your submission to opinion@ usustatesman.com.
Letter to the Editor submitted by Travis
Halverson
My last final this past semester was on
Friday. I followed my usual routine and
parked in my usual spot at Adams Park. As
an off-campus student, that park has always
been my favorite because of a bus stop close by and the proximity to campus. I can ride
the bus up in the morning when the weather
est, and ride
down. However, if I miss the bus
on the way back, I don’t have to wait for the next one. I can just walk back down. This
routine has a nice balance and works well.
On the day of my last test I parked as usual
and rode the bus up. Upon riding down, I
found a little slip of paper saying I wasn’t
allowed to park here anymore. That is when I noticed the new signs posted as prolifi-
cally as propaganda, saying NO PARKING
MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 7 AM – 3 PM. The
other side of the park has similar warnings, 2 HR PARKING MONDAY THRU FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER THRU APRIL 7 AM – 3 PM. I
But why stop there? Since students’ dis-
posable income is increasing at such a fast
a plan to finance their projects.
cold-
to pay for their parking.
As I know the City of Logan is
struggling for money and could
is
parking lots. Considering this information,
Permit Parking Only. The city could leverage this abundant natural resource by restrict-
ing access. Although, most people wouldn’t
rate, I suggest founding a company that
one-percenters in the act of stealing parking. This business could be called Cache Vehicle Booting System (CVBS) or something like
that. The company will place a boot on the
car, provide excellent customer service, and
charge a small fee to remove the boot. CVBS
will surely employ many people and improve the economic mobility of the valley.
I recently was assured by a couple of res-
consider this action as restricting access but
idents from Seattle and San Francisco that
accomplish two goals with one city ordi-
In fact, they contended that students are
protecting space. In this way the city could nance.
The money would soon begin to flow into
the city treasury as the city’s richest and
most careless citizens paid to park there.
Students from all over the world would gladly contribute to this fund. In fact, according to one student I interviewed, “I have
so much money I can pay for tuition, rent, parking passes, parking tickets, AND my
grilled avocado toast”. Trusted sources state that tuition costs are going down, rent is
decreasing, and more free parking is being
my proposed system doesn’t go far enough. half-citizens anyways and don’t deserve the
same treatment as the permanent residents.
“Put them on the street and make them pick up garbage”, they would tell me. However, I try to be judicious and lenient in my
approaches to problems and don’t consider this viable for the great City of Logan. #freeadamspark
Travis Halverson is a mechanical engineering
student who has bad luck with parking here in Logan.
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